Comments on: Book Review: The No Cry Nap Solution

By: Emma

Emma — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:50:33 +0000

Thank you for the review. I’ll definitely have to check it out. My daughter Ella just turned 2 a week and a half ago. Because we are expecting baby #2 to arrive in a couple of months, I had attempted to potty train her at around age 20 months – right after several trips, to ensure that we stayed home for good period of time. Not that it mattered. I think I traumatized her. In retrospect, I might have been a bit forceful about it, thinking that enforcing consistency despite her many protests would be the key to success. She stopped telling me when she went (or about to go) and actually had a couple of days when she didn’t go #2 at all. My other regret was that I started training her directly on the toilet instead of her own (mini) toilet seat. Now, I’m just waiting for her to become comfortable again. Got some good signs this week, so I’m crossing my fingers.

By: Sharon M

Sharon M — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:03:04 +0000

So funny, I was JUST discussing this book with a friend of mine (who is more of an “attachment parenting” person) earlier today. Her kids are younger than mine, and she’s been having some difficulty getting her 10 month old to sleep through the night, but she was starting to employ some of these methods to get him to start sleeping better. I’m now especially curious about the section for older children who have phased out the afternoon nap time. I could use some quiet time in the afternoon, myself!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:58:38 +0000

This is a great review! I love how you are honest about skipping around the book in the beginning. You were the one that recommended ‘Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child’ to me and I found that one incredibly helpful. So I will be sure to check out this book too. It was nice to know the comparisons between the two. Sounds like this one is not a hard core “cry it out” method.

Annabelle has been down to one nap a day for a while now. Sometimes she only sleeps for an hour, but I let her stay in her crib a little longer. If she does have a short nap, then we are sure to put her to bed earlier. Overall, she doesn’t cry much at all when she goes down. Although, we have found that she goes down a lot better when I am there, than when I am gone. Even though Daniel is there too every single night.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:18:55 +0000

Nice review!

What caught my attention here was that Eli (18 mos) has been taking one afternoon nap for many, many months, and he sleeps great at night, too.